Centreon Features

• Comprehensive monitoring across all IT domains:
  • Network to Applications: Ensures visibility from core infrastructure to end-user applications.
  • Legacy to State-of-the-Art: Supports both older technologies and cutting-edge solutions.
• 700+ Component Types Monitored: Domains Covered:
  • Cloud: Public, private, and hybrid environments.
  • Virtualization: Platforms like VMware, Hyper-V, etc.
  • Microservices: Containerized environments, orchestration platforms.
  • Databases: SQL, NoSQL, and in-memory databases.
  • Middleware: Application servers, messaging services.
  • Systems: Operating systems, servers, etc.
  • Storage: SAN, NAS, and other storage solutions.
  • Security: Firewalls, IDS/IPS, etc.
  • Network: Routers, switches, and other network devices.
  • Hardware: Physical infrastructure components.
  • IoT: Internet of Things devices.
  • ITOM Services: IT Operations Management services.

• Agentless SNMP Active Monitoring: Simplifies implementation with no need for agents.
• Flexibility to Use Agents: Optional agent usage when specific scenarios require it.
• Cloud Service Integration: Seamless connection to cloud platforms via APIs.
• Modern Equipment Connectivity: API-based connections to modern devices and systems.
• SNMP Traps: Capture and process SNMP Traps for event-driven monitoring.
• Remote Script Execution: Supports running scripts remotely for advanced data collection.
• Variety of Data Collection Methods: Additional methods available to meet diverse monitoring needs.

• Time-Saving Setup: Avoid manual configuration of indicators and thresholds for each component.
• 3,000+ Pre-Configured Templates:
  • Automatically select the appropriate monitoring protocol or method.
  • Infrastructure Coverage: From hardware to applications.
  • Data Selection: Automatically identifies relevant data points to be collected.
  • Threshold Settings: Pre-sets optimal monitoring thresholds to ensure accurate alerts.
  • Graph Display Settings: Automatically configures proper graph settings for clear data visualization

• Effortless 1-Click Setup: Over 700 monitoring connectors available for quick installation.
• Comprehensive Packages: Each connector includes:
  • Configuration Templates: Pre-configured for various components.
  • Auto-Discovery Rules: Automatically identify and monitor relevant infrastructure.
  • Execution Guidance: Step-by-step assistance for smooth setup.
• Easy Access: Downloadable directly from the Centreon user interface.
• Continuous Updates: Regularly updated with input from the user community to stay current with IT technology advancements.

• Continuous Infrastructure Monitoring: Tracks daily changes in your infrastructure automatically.
• Integration with IT Automation Tools:
  • API-centric platform ensures seamless integration with IT Automation tools.
  • Simultaneously deploys and monitors new IT assets.
• Advanced Auto-Discovery Capabilities: Detects and monitors:
  • Servers and their components.
  • Wi-Fi Controllers and Access Points.
  • Cloud Monitoring Platforms.
  • Software-Defined Network (SDN) Infrastructure.
  • Network Interfaces and Disk Volumes.
  • Dynamic Cloud and Network Assets.
• Up-to-Date Monitoring: Ensures your monitoring setup is always current, even in the most dynamic environments.

• Machine-Learning Algorithms: Detect anomalies that may go unnoticed through traditional monitoring.
• Pattern Recognition:
  • AI automatically learns patterns from monitored indicators.
  • Alerts are triggered when indicators deviate from their typical patterns.
• Cloud-Augmented Architecture:
  • Offloads anomaly detection and machine learning processes to the Cloud.
  • Avoids resource-intensive operations on on-premise monitoring servers, ensuring optimal performance.

• Seamless Transition: Fully compatible with existing Nagios® checks.
• Preserve Previous Investments: Leverages the time and effort already spent on developing Nagios® checks for custom infrastructure and applications.
• Upgrade Path: Provides a straightforward upgrade to the more robust and feature-rich Centreon platform.

• Measure Performance of Services: Model IT Service Maps for each business-critical IT workflow.
• Monitor IT Services as a Composite:
  • Group underlying infrastructure components.
  • Identify logical relationships between components.
  • Map dependencies to pinpoint causality.
• Enhance IT Service Management:
  • Facilitate root-cause analysis.
  • Track and manage Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
  • Report on key metrics like Mean Time to Repair (MTTR) and Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF).

Add Contextual Information to IT Service Performance Data

• Utilize key business performance information from existing monitored databases or application middleware
• Examples include:
  • Daily revenues
  • Connected users
  • Website analytics
• Collect and display this information in your IT Service performance dashboards.
• Enable real-time, data-driven decision-making.

• Share a Complete View of IT Performance: Provide access to both IT Operations teams and Business Owners.
• Enable Easy Navigation:
  • Offer multiple types of dedicated, customizable views.
  • Tailor views to meet the specific needs of each team.
• Foster Collaboration:
  • Ensure everyone works from a single source of truth.
  • Equip teams with the tools and level of detail necessary for effective collaboration.

• Begin with the High-Level Overview: Keep all stakeholders informed about IT performance in relation to their business concerns.
• Design Custom Real-Time Cockpit Views:
  • Create clear and concise dashboards.
  • Include contextual business insights and customer experience performance data.
• Share Information Across the Organization:
  • Distribute views from C-level management to end-users.
  • Display on wall-mounted flat screens or intranet pages for easy access.

• Create Graphical Representations: Develop easy-to-read visuals of your network or application architecture.
• Enable Drill-Down Capabilities:
  • Start with a high-level architecture view.
  • Navigate down to detailed infrastructure diagrams.
  • Pinpoint individual equipment experiencing issues.

• Visualize Operations with Interactive Geographical Maps: See what happens, where it happens across your business operations
• Focus on Value Creation:
  • Concentrate on locations where value is generated.
  • Ensure smooth customer experiences and high productivity in every area your business operates.

• Best of Both Worlds:
  • Enjoy the peace of mind of a commercial product.
  • Leverage the flexibility of an open-source framework.
• Centreon Platform:
  • Built on the foundation of our flagship Open Source IT Monitoring project, trusted by over 250,000 IT professionals worldwide.
  • The open-source framework provides flexibility at the core of your Centreon platform.
• Community-Driven Innovation:
  • Benefit from the ingenuity of a global user community, continuously contributing to the platform.
  • Achieve unlimited futureproofing with the constant evolution driven by community input.
• Commercial Product Advantages:
  • Fully supported and maintained by Centreon, ensuring reliable long-term use.
  • Combines the strengths of open-source with the reliability of professional support.

• Scalable to Your Business Needs
  • Adapt seamlessly to the scale of your business operations.
  • No fear of outgrowing your monitoring platform.
• Flexible Growth
  • Start small and expand monitoring capacity as your needs evolve.
  • Easily scale up with the growth of your monitoring operations.

• Distributed Monitoring & Operations
  • Enhance monitoring capacity by adding remote monitoring where needed
  • Adapt seamlessly to vast and complex network architectures.
• Centralized Control
  • Easily monitor worldwide operations from a central location.
  • Overcome challenges such as network delays and firewall barriers.
• Increased Agility
  • Deploy Remote Servers to share the monitoring load with local operations teams.
  • Boost agility and autonomy for local teams.

• Role-Based Access Control
  • Precisely fine-tune access rights in Centreon using your current Active Directory or equivalent role-based directory.
• Controlled Access
  • Grant access to the entire IT Operations team and other relevant stakeholders.
  • Maintain control by creating Access Control Groups to define the boundaries of information sharing and operational scope.